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-- general of the united states. it should have been in our view. it was that kind of a case. >> thank you. >> of course. we go to the gentleman from pennsylvania. >> thank you issue mr. -- thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, mr. horowitz, for your continuing good work on the department of justice and for the united states of america. you couldn't have teed off my questioning any better than asking about the tail euroto report this up the -- failure to report this up the chain. i'm going back to a september 12th, an e-mail from attorney deputy wine steen -- winestein. "i'm stunned on what we had to do to make sure not a single weapon walked in undercover operations i've been involved in planning." i think we have to make sure we go over the issues with our front office. we owe to to headquashes to preview the issues before anything is filed." i want to ask a predicate pre. with complete knowledge guns had been walked, implications that crimes had been committed in mexico, based on a prior activity, did you ever ask w
-- general of the united states. it should have been in our view. it was that kind of a case. >> thank you. >> of course. we go to the gentleman from pennsylvania. >> thank you issue mr. -- thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, mr. horowitz, for your continuing good work on the department of justice and for the united states of america. you couldn't have teed off my questioning any better than asking about the tail euroto report this up the -- failure to report this up the...
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states senate and the united states of america. and we will continue to commemorate what happened so that we don't forget and dedicate ourselves to a more peaceful world. with that, mr. president, i would yield the floor. mrs. gillibrand: i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. leahy: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. leahy: i ask that the call of the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. under the previous order, the senate will proceed to the executive session to consider the following nomination which the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, stephanie marie rose of iowa to be united states district judge. mr. leahy: mr. president, when the senate --. the presiding officer: there will be 30 minutes of debate equally divided in the usual form. mr. leahy: mr. president, we're beginning about three minutes late and i'd ask consent the time be divided in such a way the vote still starts at 5:30. the pr
states senate and the united states of america. and we will continue to commemorate what happened so that we don't forget and dedicate ourselves to a more peaceful world. with that, mr. president, i would yield the floor. mrs. gillibrand: i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. leahy: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. leahy: i ask that the call of the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding...
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there is no budget in the united states senate. and the, president obama's budget was brought up and got zero votes. so i just wanted to share that. mr. wicker: i appreciate the senator sharing this time with me. mr. president, i guess in a moment senator sessions will yield the floor. then we'll go dark subject to the call of the chair and vote at midnight to sort of slink out of town. no appropriations bill, no defense bill, no dealing with the sequestration, meat-ax cuts to defense and other programs. and -- but we will have gotten away under cover of darkness to face the voters. and in this country, that's -- they're the ultimate arbiters. but i'd just -- i just appreciate this opportunity to stand on the floor with a statesman like my friend from alabama and to thank him for his leadership in the budget issues, and to thank him for coming here and telling the truth to our colleagues and to the american people today. mr. sessions: senator wicker, you know, senator olympia snowe, who is not running again, is frustrated with this
there is no budget in the united states senate. and the, president obama's budget was brought up and got zero votes. so i just wanted to share that. mr. wicker: i appreciate the senator sharing this time with me. mr. president, i guess in a moment senator sessions will yield the floor. then we'll go dark subject to the call of the chair and vote at midnight to sort of slink out of town. no appropriations bill, no defense bill, no dealing with the sequestration, meat-ax cuts to defense and other...
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ground between the united states and china and pakistan. when you attack to me about their priorities come it sounded pretty close to ours, investment and keeping a lid on islamic fundamentalists. that sounds like a set of common goals. can we work with other people? this is not just a question that the americans. it is other pakistan is able to reach us at the country. i would argue one of the greatest things that's happened in the last two years is that unless i read them correctly, the leadership of the military has blessed the opening to the public in indiana. this view of our experience and pakistan then i know that wasn't the case. there is still great skepticism about whether or not the leadership of the pakistani military supports this opening. i believe it to be the case. the traditional means of looking up this country in a bilateral way come in the traditional means of trying to balance counterterrorism and long-term stability need to be broadened, redefined. i'm not quite sure how i would say it, but we have the opportunity in t
ground between the united states and china and pakistan. when you attack to me about their priorities come it sounded pretty close to ours, investment and keeping a lid on islamic fundamentalists. that sounds like a set of common goals. can we work with other people? this is not just a question that the americans. it is other pakistan is able to reach us at the country. i would argue one of the greatest things that's happened in the last two years is that unless i read them correctly, the...
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even in countries like the united states. that my friends explains the story of this week's islamic speech code. no one, not muslims, not non-muslims, not americans, are allowed to say anything islam is see as insulting to their religion. the intent of course of our freedom of speech and religion goodbye and that is why we we ae being forewarned today. [applause] unbelievably, last december they succeeded with both president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton's help because they push through the united nations the passage of a u.n. resolution 1618 which called upon all countries to enact laws repenting derogatory references to islam, a clear violation of our first amendment freedom of speech. and even before that in october, last october and then many prominent islamic organizations wrote a letter to the white house where they urged our white house to do a complete purge of any federal training materials from references to the ideology of islam, to ensure that all trainers in our u.s. military, our fbi and other u.s
even in countries like the united states. that my friends explains the story of this week's islamic speech code. no one, not muslims, not non-muslims, not americans, are allowed to say anything islam is see as insulting to their religion. the intent of course of our freedom of speech and religion goodbye and that is why we we ae being forewarned today. [applause] unbelievably, last december they succeeded with both president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton's help because they push...
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land there's a finite amount of land in the united states. we created some with the fill from this space, but in general proposition, whatever you do with the capital gains rate, there's going to be that amount of land. so you preferential rate. it's not about economic growth or jobs or anything else. you happen to have that because you invest it. i'm not saying it's good or bad. stand back and ask yourself why we think it's important to have the difference in treatment. does it make sense in the context. and i can look at the question and i think it's better than picked up in the testimony already, if you're concerned a ebility about the double tax on corporate investment which is something serious to think about. the appropriate qua to think way to think about is to think about integration. the fact of the matter, i make my living is that corps do not pay taxesed at 35% rate. you have to separate between what the code says at the top marginal rate and what actually happens. the other things you can think about is that professor burr blanker
land there's a finite amount of land in the united states. we created some with the fill from this space, but in general proposition, whatever you do with the capital gains rate, there's going to be that amount of land. so you preferential rate. it's not about economic growth or jobs or anything else. you happen to have that because you invest it. i'm not saying it's good or bad. stand back and ask yourself why we think it's important to have the difference in treatment. does it make sense in...
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in essence the united states is not the clich and i did it is true i want the united states to the political dominance and not russia or iran and i know the limit of the europeans so it is a forgotten region that the united states is a factor whether we like it or not to be involved in that region. schenectady want to add anything? >> briefly. the ultimate struggle rests on the struggles of the people in their region for it to have legitimacy and credibility it needs to be battle and it is agreed to be a complicated battle going back to my first point to go on for a while i think the u.s. can play a role if it uses all of the tools of its power in putting diplomatic and political power to move forward. i happen to believe that here we are and this is great. it's fine. in 2012 we are in a stronger position than we were in 2006 in the middle east and was dhaka the civil war when iran was moving forward with its nuclear program when our allies was being attacked by hezbollah and they won the elections in the west bank and the stre
in essence the united states is not the clich and i did it is true i want the united states to the political dominance and not russia or iran and i know the limit of the europeans so it is a forgotten region that the united states is a factor whether we like it or not to be involved in that region. schenectady want to add anything? >> briefly. the ultimate struggle rests on the struggles of the people in their region for it to have legitimacy and credibility it needs to be battle and it...